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I am with a non-profit called Ocean Sanctuaries, here in San Diego and our focus is ocean-related citizen science and we are currently running a project to identify local sevengill sharks via a pattern recognition program called Wildbook, which has been successfully used to ID Whale Sharks. See link here for more information: http://sevengillsharksightings.org/our-methodology-introduction/http://sevengillsharksightings.org/our-methodology-introduction/

Ocean Sanctuaries' 'Sharks of California' Citizen Science program which allows California divers to log their shark encounters anywhere along the coast is rollling along now, with over half a dozen Horn sharks logged, as well as Leopard sharks, 3 Smooth Hammerheads, one Great White and a Whale shark, spotted off Catalina Island.

On May 10, we did an extenive survey [75 min dive] of the area in front of the Marine Room Restaurant in La Jolla and found quite a bit of junk: 1 mask and snorkel, one 3 lbs soft weight and misc. other debris

We did a DAD at La Jolla Shores on 5-14-14 and, luckily, did not see too much debris, but brought back a little. Too little to weigh, which is unusual: last time, we brought back quite a bit of material. Will log that dive as well.

Coming in May, 2014: Ocean Sanctuaries has been selected to beta test National Geographic’s Online Mapping for Citizen Science Investigation: Fieldscope:
What is Fieldscope?
For over 125 years, National Geographic has explored and documented the farthest corners of the planet. FieldScope is an interactive mapping platform that extends the tools of exploration and investigation to everyday science enthusiasts. MORE

Debbie Molesworth

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On May 10, we did an extenive survey [75 min dive] of the area in front of the Marine Room Restaurant in La Jolla and found quite a bit of junk: 1 mask and snorkel, one 3 lbs soft weight and misc. other debris